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Greenland: The Icy Eldorado
9.0 / 10• 2025• 56m•NR• French
DocumentaryTV Movie
Storyline
Greenland has become a major geopolitical issue between the United States, Europe, Russia, and China due to its geographical location and mineral resources. Its geopolitical destiny will have significant ecological consequences for the entire planet. What choice will the people of Greenland make? The largest island in the world, with its 2.2 million square kilometers covered 80% by ice, is also one of the least densely populated territories on Earth, with barely 57,000 inhabitants. Mainly living off fishing, tourism, and Danish subsidies, yet sitting on a potential treasure. We are talking about 25% of the world's hydrocarbon reserves, the third-largest uranium reserves, and 20% of rare earths. An icy Eldorado that today sparks all sorts of ambitions, one of the hotspots where the future of our multipolar world is being shaped. This is what the film will explore, addressing both its economic and commercial challenges, as well as its geo-ecological and military implications.
Cast & Crew
AC
Aurine Crémieux
Self - Narrator (voice)
LeadAB
Avaraaq Bendtsen
Self - Interviewee
JH
Jens Heinrich
Self - Interviewee
PV
Peter Viggo Jakobsen
Self - Interviewee
JN
Julia Nesheiwat
Self - Interviewee
PB
Paul Bierman
Self - Interviewee
Rasmus Jarlov
Self - Interviewee
KS
Karl Sandgreen
Self - Interviewee
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Yves Cauchard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Greenland: The Icy Eldorado is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
